The Party Gras! Procession starts at 5 p.m., followed by two parades. More than 2,000 umbrella dancers will perform at 8 p.m..

Saturday brings more parades along the Seawall and downtown streets; the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius is at noon; the Krewe of Gambrinus "Light Up the Night" Parade starts at 6 p.m. Folk rockers Delta Raeperform at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 23rd and Strand